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Dominant Hyderabad FC beat East Bengal 4-0 to go top

Jan 25, 2022 by Gouri 0 Comments #Bartholomew Ogbeche, #East Bengal, #Goa:, #Hyderabad FC, #Javi Siverio, #Laxmikant Kattimani, #Marcelo Ribeiro, #Vasco

Vasco, Goa: After a long break, Hyderabad FC were back to their best at the Tilak Maidan, as they put four past SC East Bengal, to reclaim the top spot in the Indian Super League table in style on Monday night.

Bartholomew Ogbeche scored first with his head (21’), rounded the keeper and tapped it in with his left (44’) and capped off a memorable night with a brilliant strike with his right (74’) to register a perfect hat-trick, his first this season in the ISL.

Manolo Marquez’s men were dominant right from the start and had plenty of arrays into the final third but it was a Souvik Chakrabarti corner that broke the deadlock. The ball in was perfect for Ogbeche, who found the back of the net after a deflection.

The hosts did manage to find a footing in the game and forced Laxmikant Kattimani and Joao Victor to make goal-line blocks as the half grew on. But Ogbeche barged through the SCEB centre-back pairing, rounded Arindam and scored in style to take Hyderabad 2-0 up just before half-time.

Minutes later Aniket Jadhav added to it with a smart finish at the end of his trademark run and cut-in from the left. The youngster has been coming close to scoring in the last couple of games and finally found the far corner with precision to take HFC into the break with a 3-goal lead.

Ogbeche finally completed his hat-trick, the first of his time with Hyderabad, with a thumping finish from just inside the box in the 74th minute. He is now the record goalscorer of the club with 12 goals to his name, going past Aridane Santana’s tally of 10.

A blatant dive from Marcelo Ribeiro saw East Bengal win a late spot-kick but Laxmikant Kattimani was determined to hold on to his clean sheet as he denied Franjo Prce from six yards out.

Javi Siverio came close to scoring on a few occasions while the likes of Nikhil Poojary, Hitesh Sharma and Souvik Chakrabarti ran the show all over the field. Asish Rai was immense on the flank while Joao Victor and Chinglensana Konsham made sure the hosts registered just five shots on target all game.

Hyderabad moves back to the top of the table with this win and is level on points with Kerala Blasters. Manolo’s men have 20 points from 12 games and will look to carry this momentum till the end of the season.

They are back in action when they take on Odisha on Thursday, January 27, at the Tilak Maidan in Vasco.

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Hyderabad FC, ATKMB face-off in big clash at Fatorda

Jan 5, 2022 by Gouri 0 Comments #ATKMB, #Bartholomew Ogbeche, #Disney+ Hotstar, #FC Goa, #HFC, #Hugo Boumous, #JioTV., #Juan Ferrando, #Liston Colaco, #Manolo, #Manolo Marquez, #Manvir Singh, #NorthEast United, #Roy Krishna

Goa: After seeing off 2021 with a resounding 6-1 victory over Odisha FC, Hyderabad FC are back in action in the Indian Super League for the first time in the new year when they take on ATK Mohun Bagan in an away game at Fatorda on Wednesday.

Currently 2nd in the league table, HFC have 15 points from eight games while ATKMB has 14 points from their eight games and stand in the 4th position, making this game a crucial one for either side as three points takes the winner to the summit.

After a strong start to the campaign, ATKMB had a tough run of results. A change in leadership followed when they roped in Juan Ferrando from Goa after their clash against Hyderabad. The Spaniard is into this third game as the coach of the Kolkata-based side and HFC Head Coach Manolo Marquez believes that he will take time to implement his system at ATKMB.

“Juan Ferrando is a very good coach, but he has just arrived at the club. He has had more time to work with the team now and he will try to change something but at the moment, they are similar to their time under the previous coach,” said Manolo.

“Ferrando will try to change the style but this takes time. ATKMB are a big team and for sure, they will fight for the title,” he added.

The Mariners have the likes of Liston Colaco, Hugo Boumous, Roy Krishna and Manvir Singh in fine form in front of goal. Pritam Kotal, Tiri and Carl McHugh add balance to the side and will be a tough team to face on Wednesday.

“When you play against strong teams, every detail is important. Liston, Roy Krishna, Manvir, Williams are all dangerous players in open play and set-pieces,” said Manolo.

“But we have to control the game and try to stick to our style of play. We cannot go to the game and try to defend these players and wait for that one chance. We have to stick to our style and play at our best,” he added.

The HFC Head Coach also revealed that Halicharan Narzary remains the only player sidelined for this game with the injury. ATK Mohun Bagan has no new injury issues to worry about either, ahead of this clash.

Speaking about the game, Manolo Marquez further added, “ATKMB are a strong side but we cannot change our style for this game. Both teams will have chances to win and we will give our best.”

The hosts are fresh from back-to-back wins over FC Goa and NorthEast United and will be high on confidence going into this game. Meanwhile, Hyderabad FC is also in good form, and are unbeaten in their last seven league games, while they also have the best defence in the league at this stage.

Bartholomew Ogbeche will look to add to his goals to take back the lead in the ISL Golden Boot race while former HFC player Liston Colaco will want to keep up his form and continue to lead the charts for Indian goal scorers this season.

The game kicks off at 7:30 pm IST on Wednesday and will be telecasted live on the Star Sports Network with live streaming on Disney+ Hotstar and JioTV.